To:G. M. KRZHIZHANOVSKY

Written:Written on May 25, 1921Published:Published in full in 1928 inZapishi Instituta Lenina, Vol. III.

      First published, but not in full, in 1924 in the book: G. M. Krzhizhanovsky,Tovaroobmen i planovaya rabota, Moscow.

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      Progress Publishers,[1976],

      Moscow,Volume 35,

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ComradeKrzhizhanovsky,

Youshould have been sent thedraft“Instructions of the
Council of Labour and
Defence”.[1]

Thinkit over yourself (and the Presidium too—and all
members of the State Planning Commission should be
informed) from two points of view:

(a)it includes problems concerning your “department”:
electrification and the local bodies of the State Planning
Commission. What is needed in this case is a detailed
analysis and study by all of you, in order toverifyandsupplement (resp.alter) the list of detailedproblems;

(b)the remainder does not come under the jurisdiction
of the State Planning Commission, butmuch of itin
essence affects the Commission. The opinion of the latter
is desirable (not obligatory).

P.S.Do you not think that it will be necessary to appoint
a group of members of the State Planning Commission to
study the uyezd reports, and all economic reports in general?
Or should all members of the Commission be given several
reports each, with theobligationto readand studythem?

Bythe way: the study of current economic plans (for
1921) must definitely beindividualised. Each member ofthe State Planning Commission answers forsuch-and-sucha side or part of this work. And vice versa: foreveryside
or part of economic activities in 1921, from the point of
view of the current plan, so-and-so answers, in the sense
of studying the results. Send this to me without fail.

[1]Seepresent edition, Vol. 32, pp. 375–98.—Ed.